Indian Economy › Human Development, Poverty & Employment Schemes – UPSC Prelims PYQs
64 questions · 1995–2026 · answers as per the UPSC key · page 2 of 2
The first Indian State to have its Human Development Report prepared and released by Amartya Kumar Sen in Delhi is
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Which one of the following statements is false?
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The best performance in terms of Human Development among the Asian countries is by
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Persons below the poverty line in India are classified as such based on whether
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Among
which one of the following sets of social/religious groups is the extent of poverty the highest, as per Government statistics for the nineties?
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The Employment Assurance Scheme envisages financial assistance to rural areas for guaranteeing employment to at least
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Which one of the following is the objective of National Renewal Fund?
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Human Poverty Index was introduced in the Human Development Report of the year
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The number of economically active women (excluding students and those doing domestic duties in their homes) as a percentage of all women of working age (generally those aged 15-64 years) was the highest in 1996 in
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Human Development Index comprises literacy rates, life expectancy at birth and
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Match List I with List II
and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List I I. Rashtriya Mahila Kosh II. Mahila Samriddhi Yojana III. Indira Mahila Yojana IV. Mahila Samakhya Programme
List II A) Empowerment of women B) Education for Women’s Equality C) Promotion of savings among rural women D) Meeting credit needs of the poor women
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Schemes of (i) Urban Micro Enterprises, (ii) Urban Wage Employment, and (iii) Housing and Shelter Upgradation are parts of
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Which one of the following is true regarding the Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY)?
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One of the reasons for India’s occupational structure remaining more or less the same over the years has been that